CVE-2008-4681

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3...

4.3 MediumFix available

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Exploit likelihood

1.70%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Record: CVE-2008-4681
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Record: CVE-2008-4681
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4661 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Record: EUVD-2008-4661
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j395-pgw8-whr3 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3...

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Record: GHSA-j395-pgw8-whr3
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Record: CVE-2008-4681
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4681 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4681
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wireshark

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 1.0.4-1	1.0.4-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 1.0.4-1	1.0.4-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 1.0.4-1	1.0.4-1
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4681 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published October 22, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.0.4-1.

References

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